How can you cultivate a strong financial safety net for your siblings?

How can you cultivate a strong financial safety net for your siblings?

As millennials, it’s commonplace for us to prioritise our personal financial aspirations. However, amidst our pursuits, we must recognize the financial security of our younger siblings, who may still need to gain the maturity or resources to secure their own financial futures. Rather than solely indulging in fleeting pleasures like gadgets or social outings, we … Read more

Health insurance policy: What do customary charges refer to?

Health insurance policy: What do customary charges refer to?

What is a reasonable and customary clause in health insurance? Can an insurer use this clause to reduce the claim? My policy doesn’t impose room rent limits, so I chose a suite at the hospital. However, the insurer deducted a significant portion of the claim, citing a package deal with the hospital for a single … Read more

Investing tips for the sandwich generation: Dos and Don’ts

Experts guide these strained souls on how to manage their finances to care for their parents, support their kids and tide over for themselves too. “Generation S or the Sandwich Generation is perhaps living in the most precarious of financial conditions; as they are encumbered with taking care of their ageing parents, and children. Another … Read more

What do IRDAI’s draft regulations on insurance policies mean for policyholders?

The document, named “Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Protection of Policyholders’ Interests and Allied Matters of Insurers) Regulations, 2024″, brings together eight separate regulations into a unified and comprehensive framework. Extended free-look period The free-look period for reviewing policies will be extended to 30 days from the date of receiving the policy document, … Read more